![]() The detective workĮvery piece of hardware in a Windows system has a unique hardware identifier. Otherwise, the device will most likely be labeled an “Unknown device,” which is not very helpful. If you’re lucky, the device’s name will be listed and you can simply search for its drivers. Windows will usually brand all of the unrecognized devices in Device Manager with a black exclamation point (!) on a yellow sign. If you’ve just installed Windows and the Device Manager is loaded with “Unknown devices” or “Other devices” that are in an error state or without any drivers installed, don’t fret! You’re only a few clicks away from ascertaining all of the information you need to identify the device and download its drivers. ![]() It may not be obvious, but Windows give you all the information you need to identify unknown and unrecognized devices in Device Manager if you know where to look. You’ll likely have some success using either method (I have), but there is a much better way to identify unknown devices in Windows-and you don’t have to whip out any tools to do it. Some folks resort to yanking the rig apart- ick-and searching the web for random part numbers on chips or cards they don’t recognize. Some will hit a motherboard manufacturer’s website and search for the mobo, in hopes of identifying a component by the perusing the motherboard’s manual or spec sheet. People deal with driver problems in different ways.
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